HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 5238

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, March 16, 2026.

 The committee on Revenue, to whom were referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3030) of Natalie M. Blais and others for legislation to further regulate the transfer of excess tax revenues; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3032) of Natalie M. Blais and Joanne M. Comerford relative to payments in lieu of taxes for state-owned land; the joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3064) of Manny Cruz and Pavel M. Payano for legislation to establish a separate fund to be known as the bilingual education trust fund in support of bilingual educators and dual language certification incentives; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3076) of Marjorie C. Decker relative to annual lists and manufacturing corporations; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3083) of Daniel M. Donahue and Erika Uyterhoeven relative to requiring public disclosures by publicly-traded corporate taxpayers; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3136) of Steven S. Howitt relative to payments in lieu of tax settlements for certain out of state educational entities; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3145) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to the gradual elimination of the inventory tax; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3146) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others relative to requiring a waiting period for new taxes; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3152) of Hannah Kane for legislation to eliminate contingency fee auditors; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3185) of Joseph D. McKenna for legislation to allow taxpayers to have the option to indicate on their income tax return that they do not want any portion of their income tax liability to be utilized for abortion services; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3186) of Joseph D. McKenna for legislation to ensure that state payments in lieu of taxes (PILOT) to cities and towns not be less than the previous fiscal year; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3196) of Frank A. Moran for legislation to reform the healthcare cost benchmark; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3264) of Erika Uyterhoeven, Christine P. Barber and Natalie M. Higgins relative to payments in lieu of taxation by organizations exempt from the property tax; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3276) of Bud L. Williams relative to payments of property taxes and payments made in lieu of property taxes for certain gaming licensees; and the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3277) of Bud L. Williams relative to payments of property taxes and payments made in lieu of property taxes for certain gaming licensees, reports recommending that the accompanying order (House, No. 5238) ought to be adopted.

For the committee,

ADRIAN C. MADARO.

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 5238

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 Ordered, That the committee on Revenue be authorized to sit during a recess of the General Court to make an investigation and study of House documents numbered 3030, 3032, 3064, 3076, 3083, 3136, 3145, 3146, 3152, 3185, 3186, 3196, 3264, 3276 and 3277, relative to Certain Revenue petitions pertaining to Taxation & Tax Payments.

 Said committee shall report to the General Court the results of its investigation and study and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the Clerk of the House of Representatives on or before December 31, 2026.